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The Pallid Harrier is a species of hawk found across Europe, Asia, and Africa that hunts small animals like rodents and birds by flying low over open ground. It matters to birdwatchers and conservation efforts because it is a migratory bird whose populations and movements across regions help scientists understand broader ecological health and climate patterns.
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Species
Near Threatenedウスハイイロチュウヒ（薄灰色沢鵟、Circus macrourus）は、鳥綱タカ目タカ科チュウヒ属に分類される鳥。
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- 1.09
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- 4.5
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- milán papublancu
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- C. macrourus
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Encyclopedic overview
The pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) is a species of harrier, a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It breeds in southern parts of eastern Europe and central Asia and Iran and winters mainly in India and southeast Asia. It is a rare but increasing vagrant to Great Britain and western Europe. In 2017 a pair of pallid harriers nested in a barley field in the Netherlands; they raised four chicks, the first recording breeding of the species in the country. In 2019, a pair bred in Spain for the first time.
This medium-sized raptor breeds on open plains, bogs and heathland. In winter it is a bird of open country.
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